dr. matthew levitt. in 2005, and 2007, doctor levin served as deputy secretary for intelligence and analysis at department of treasury and then at the state department counterterrorism adviser to the special envoy to the middle east regional security. prior to that, provided tactical and strategic analytical support and logistical support networks for middle eastern and terrorist groups. dr. levitt, you're recognized for five minutes. >> thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. just a few months ago i testified in front of the subcommittee on iranian terrorist activities on american soil and will focus my testimony today on issues of hezbollah and refer members on issues of iran to that previous testimony. hezbollah has long leveraged global networks for support activities. the vast majority often informal networks are not called upon to carry operations but raise funds to procure documents you site add military equipment. the united states, hezbollah has long seen the united states as

dr. matthew levitt, a senior femme fellow of the stein program of intelligence and associate professor of securities studies program in georgetown university. he was called as your witness, mr. ranking member and we're delighted to have him here today, and i spoke to him earlier. the first witness is mitchell silver, the director of intelligence analysis for the new york police department's intelligence division. silver is an expert in the field of counterterrorism. he has done absolutely outstanding work with the nypd, of putting together their extensionive counterterrorism program. mr. silver, let me thank you and commissioner kelly as a new yorker for the truly outstanding work you have done and say in spite of the irrational and indefensible attacks against you and commissioner kelly by the "new york times," by the associated press and other unknowing and misguided politicians, i thank you for the job you've done and continue to do especially for the 14 plots against new york you have stopped and for not yielding at all in the face of all the attacks, misguided, cheap attacks made aga